Water-closet.



' J. 0. SOHUMAOHER.

WATER CLOSET.

APPLICATION FILED mum. 191s.

Patented J an. 27, 1914 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

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J. G. SGHUMAGHER.

WATER CLOSET.

APPLIOATION FILED MAE. 3, 191a.

Patented J an. 27, 19? 4;.

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II k I JOHN C. SCHUMACHER,

OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE DAYTON MANUFAC- momma comramz, or naY'roN, onro.

WATER-CLOSET.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 2'7, 1914.

Application filed March 8, 1913. Serial Ito. 151,904.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OHN C. SCHUMACHER, a citizen of the Umted States, residing at No. 235 North Irwin street, in the city of Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Water-Closets; andl do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to the reference-numerals marked thereon.

My invention relates to the supply-valve and the mechanism for operating the dumppan of water closets, more particularly adapted for use in railroad cars, steamships and other moving vehicles.

The ob'ect of the invention is to so construct an combine the supply-valve and the- "dump-pan operating lever of such waterclosets that they can be mounted on the wall of the closet room or on any suitable support separate and away from the water closet (proper, where the valve will be readily an conveniently accessible for the purpose of making repairs or for replacement without disturbing the hopper from its connections of attachments to the floor.

In closets of the character to which my invention relates it has heretofore been customary to mount the supply-valve on or adjacent to the hopper, at t e back and below the top thereof and because of the limited space in which such closets are usually located it fre uently occurs that no opportunity is aflor ed for etting at the va ve to make repairs or for er purposes without disconnecting the pipes and operating con-' nections and removing the hopper from its fixed position, which is usually close to the partition or wall of the toilet room and which, as will readily be applreciate involves considerable labor. An even where the hopper is located a considerable distance from the partition or wall, with the valve located on and below the top of the hopper it is difiicult to get at, while in my invention these objections are entirely removed.

The invention is exemplified in the structure hereinafter fully described, and which is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a broken perspective view of The shaft 411s provi the complete water-closet in osition for use showin the dump-pan an its operating connections; Fig. 2 1s a front view ofthe valve-casing and the pan operating lever, the latter being detached; F i 3 a top plan view of the valve-casing an 0 eratmg lever; Fig. 1a sectional view 0 the valvecasing taken through the line A, A, of Fi '3, the valve mechanism being shown in in l therein; Fig. 5 a vertical sectional view of the valve and its casing, taken throughthe l ne B, B, of Fig. 2; Fig. 6 a vertical section through the line C, C, of .Fi 2; and Fig. 7 a perspective view showing t e yoke-castmg and the valve operating shaftand arm in position with respect thereto.

In the said drawings, corresponding numerals indicate similar parts throughout the several figures thereof.

1 indicates the hopper, formed of upper and lower portions 1', 1", and which in the present instance is shown as disposed cornerwise of the room, 2 represents a dump-pan, which is of the ordinary construction and performs the usual function of closing the outlet opening 3 in the lower part of the bowl of the ho per. The dump-pan is attached to a sha 4 having bearings at opposite sides of'the hopper a8 Shown at 5-6.

ed with a squared end 7 which extends outside of the hopper to receive a corresponding socket 8 to which is pivotally connected 8. short lever arm 9 provided with a laterall projectin stud. 10, upon which is pivot-a y ounted an internally screw-threaded mem er 11 ada ted to receive an externall screw-threade memher 12 bifurcated at its free end to engage or receive a rod member 13 connected therewith by means of a rivet or bolt 14, as shown in Fig. 1, the u per end of this rod is screwthreaded an engages a swivel-nut 15 one end of which is provided with a right hand thread and the other end of which is tapped with a left hand thread the purpose of this swivel-nut being to provide means for adjusting the length of the rod 13 to suit such variations as may appear in mounting the pan operating parts in position. Extending upwardly from the swivel-nut 15 there is a shorter rod 16, threaded at one end to engage the threaded swivel-nut, the upper end of this rod 16 is flattened at 17 to en a e a bifurcated connecting link 18 with w ic it is pivotally connected-at 19, and by which at 20, with the pan operating lever 21, which is in operative connection with the supplyvalve, about to be described, It. w1ll be observed that by reason of the ad ustable character of the several jointed members whichconstitute a connection between the pan-shaft4 and the operating-lever 21 the hopper may be located in either ofvarious positions relative to the walls of the room.

and the connecting pan operating mechanism, which, operatlng practically-1n the same manner as a swivel joint,.will ad ust itself thereto.

22 indicates a valve-casing, which in Fig. 1 is shown attached "to the side wall of a car, and at considerable distance from thehopper. The valve-casing is provided with a flat. plate-portion 23 by which it is secured to the wall ofthe car, it is also-provided 'with an inlet-opening 24 to receive a conduit or pipe 25 leading from a source of water supply and through which water flows to the valve chamber 26 and thence through an outlet-opening 27 and pipes 28,- 28", 28*, 28, 28 provided with an intermediate adjustable coupling 29 and elbows 30, 30?, 30 leading from the valve-casing to and connecting the same with the hopper at 31, to flush the latter in the usual manner, the flow being controlled by a valve 32, the mechanism for operating which will now be ex lained. The valve casing is prov'ided wit a valve seat 33, against which the valve 32 closes, to out off the water supply from" the hopper. The valve 32 is provided with an upwardly disposed stem 34, bored at 35 to-receive a stem 36 of a yokecasting 37 provided with an opening 38, a neck portion 39, and 'a guide 40, the latter operating in a guide-way 41 to retain proper alinement.

At the bottom of vthe valve there is a hollow stem 42 extending downwardly into a guide-way 43, formed in a cap 44 which closes the lower open end ofv the valve-casing. Within the hollow-stem 42 there is located a spiral sprin 45, the function of which, is to force t e valve against its seat. The upper open end of is a shaft 47 one end, of which is seated in v a recess 48 1n the back of the casing, the

other end extending through the front wallthereof and being provided with a squared portion 49 whichextends beyond the casing; attached to'or integral, with this shaft -is a laterally extending arm 50 having -a reducedv and rounded end 51 which 0 erates in the opening 38. of the yoke-cast ng 37. The; lever 21 is provided with a square opening 52, to engage the squared end of the shaft 47; a bifurcated end 53 and a handle end 54 is mounted upon the shaft 47, so-

that when the handle of this lever is pressed downward the shaft 47 will be rotated and the arm 50- will force the valve open, against the action of the spring 45 and permit water to flow to the hopper, and thesame action will simultaneously operate to rotate the dump-pan shaft 4, and dump the pan, which is provided with a cou'nter-balancing weight 55 the function of which is to automatically return the dump-pan to its normal or closed position, when the pressure on the lever handle is released as shown in solid linesin Fig. 1, in which figure the open or'abnormal position of the dump pan, but not the shaft and operative connections is shown by dotted "lines.

It willbe obvious that the details of construction herein shown and described can be leakage'at joints, and other minor details common to structures of the character to which the invention relates but which forms no part thereof and which are neither shown nor described herein will be supplied in the structure when assembled for service.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim v 7 1, In a water-closet valve for railway cars, a valve casing provided with means for attachment to the wall of a car and containing a single spring closing-valve, a shaft mounted and rotatively operative within the valve 'casing having one end thereof extending through the front wall of the valve casing and the opposite end seated in the back wall thereof, means intermediate the shaftand the valve adapted to open the latter-by the movement of the former, a lever mounted on the outer end of said shaft, and adjustable and swivel mechanism for connecting said lever with a dump pan, whereby the valve and the dump pan may be simultaneously operated by the movement of said lever. A

2. In a water-closet valve for railwa cars,

a valve casing provided with means or attachment to the wall of a car and containin a spring closing valve, a shaft mounted an rotatively operative within the valve casing and through the wall thereof, an arm extending laterally from said shaftiwithin the valve casing, said arm having operating connection with the valve, a lever mounted on the outer end of said shaft, and adjustable and swivel mechanism for connecting said lever with a dump pan, whereby the valve and having one end thereof extending the dump pan may be simultaneously operated by the movement of said lever. a 3. In a water closet for railway cars, the combination of a hopper, a dump pan mounted upon a shaft therein, a valve casing separated from said hopper and provided with means for attachment to the wall of a car and containing a valve, a valve shaft mounted and rotatively operative within the valve casing and having one end thereof extending through the wall of the valve casing, means intermediate the said valve shaft and the valve adapted to open the latter by the movement of the former, a lever mounted upon the outer end of the valve shaft, and adjustable and swivel connections between the said lever and the dump pan shaft, whereby the valve and the dump-pan may be simultaneously operated by the movement of said lever.

4. As a new article of manufacture for water closets, a valve casing having provision for attachment to a wall of a car and containing a valve, a shaft mounted and rotatively operative within said casing and having one end thereof extending through the wall thereof, an arm projecting laterally from said shaft within said casing and having operative connection with the valve, a

lever mounted upon the outer end of said shaft adjacent the said casing, the movement of which lever opens the said valve, the said lever being provided with a handle portion, and adjustable and swivel means for connecting the lever with a dump pan.

5. As anew article of manufacture for water-closets, a valve casing having provision for attachment to a wall of a car and containing a valve, a shaft mounted and rotatively operative within said casing and having one end extending through the wall thereof, means for operating the valve by the movement of said shaft, and a lever mounted upon the outer end of said shaft adjacent the said casing, the movement of which lever opens the said valve, the said lever being provided with a handle portion, and adjustable and swivel means for connecting the lever with a dump pan.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 28th day of February, 1913, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN C. SOHUMAOHER.

Witnesses:

H. B. MUST, B. F. BURT. 

